I have, and its GREAT--it actually stays for 2.5-3 weeks before it starts to peel (depending on how fast your nails grow, even longer).

But, it stays shiny and nice no matter what you do!

http://www.nytimes.com/20...2Skin.html

Yes, This Manicure Is 12 Days Old

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS

Published: April 19, 2010

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Donna Alberico for The New York Times

The shellac is applied to nails like normal fingernail polish.

Donna Alberico for The New York Times

To take it off, removal wraps go on each finger for at least 10 minutes.

Removal is a BITCH...

paintedlady said:

Removal is a BITCH...

What do you have to do to get it off?

I dunno about that technique but I'm getting these.

I haven't but my sister-in-law had this done before we went on holiday for 10 days and it lsted really well. They did chip after being home a couple of days though - not sure if it was because she'd had it on a couple of weeks or weather it was doing household/work stuff.

LadyCasanova said:

paintedlady said:

Removal is a BITCH...

What do you have to do to get it off?

My sister has hers done in clear or neutral color beigey... she has to soak her hands in acetone remover for 1/2 and hour at the salon to get that shellac off her nails. She doesn't get a chip or scratch and she has to re-do them when the nail grows out.

She told me its a long process to dissolve the polish off the nails, but it lasts.

I won't do it... I use the Salley Hansen complete manicure in a bottle polish... that stuff is great.

paintedlady said:

LadyCasanova said:

What do you have to do to get it off?

My sister has hers done in clear or neutral color beigey... she has to soak her hands in acetone remover for 1/2 and hour at the salon to get that shellac off her nails. She doesn't get a chip or scratch and she has to re-do them when the nail grows out.

She told me its a long process to dissolve the polish off the nails, but it lasts.

I won't do it... I use the Salley Hansen complete manicure in a bottle polish... that stuff is great.

Is it safe to soak ones fingers in acetone for that long?

How much does this whole process cost?

The soaking your nails in acetone for a half hour has me at a BIG NO.

LadyCasanova said:

paintedlady said:

My sister has hers done in clear or neutral color beigey... she has to soak her hands in acetone remover for 1/2 and hour at the salon to get that shellac off her nails. She doesn't get a chip or scratch and she has to re-do them when the nail grows out.

She told me its a long process to dissolve the polish off the nails, but it lasts.

I won't do it... I use the Salley Hansen complete manicure in a bottle polish... that stuff is great.

Is it safe to soak ones fingers in acetone for that long?

How much does this whole process cost?

It depends on how sensitive/dry your skin is. My sister has no issues with it.

I didn't ask her about the exact cost... I would expect prices to be the same as a "re-fill" about 30-40 dollars depending on the salon.

My sister is hard on her manicures and this shellac process stays put! But as for me, my skin is way too sensitive to stay dipped in acetone. My skin would peel and crack after.

You know I thought about it but I dont know....now I'm really not sure after hearing about the removal process..I'm not liking that too much. I have pretty strong beautiful nails and I hate how all these different processes kill your natural nails leaving them soft and damaged.

JustErin said:

I dunno about that technique but I'm getting these.

What's this?.....Minx?

lavender1983 said:

JustErin said:

I dunno about that technique but I'm getting these.

What's this?.....Minx?

No, but same idea.

Half an hour in acetone?

Hell no. Then I'd rather go through the process of fixing the nails every few days. I do enough housework/shower/wash my hair often enough that all regular nail polishes start cracking/peeling off after a couple days.

At my salon they would put some on a cotton ball then place that on the nail, then wrap tin foil around for the soaking off of the shellac... I have soaked off many times in bowl fulls of acetone with a full set of acrylic nails and it didnt hurt anything.. but it is very drying..

paintedlady said:

Removal is a BITCH...

Agreed, I'm going to check with my manicurist because I see from the article there's a process to remove the shellac they seemed to have missed. She scraped it off rather than putting my fingers in mitts?

JustErin said:

I dunno about that technique but I'm getting these.

ooooh, I like that color...do you know what brand it is?

LadyCasanova said:

paintedlady said:

My sister has hers done in clear or neutral color beigey... she has to soak her hands in acetone remover for 1/2 and hour at the salon to get that shellac off her nails. She doesn't get a chip or scratch and she has to re-do them when the nail grows out.

She told me its a long process to dissolve the polish off the nails, but it lasts.

I won't do it... I use the Salley Hansen complete manicure in a bottle polish... that stuff is great.

Is it safe to soak ones fingers in acetone for that long?

How much does this whole process cost?

Excellent questionn, had the same thought myself about safety...I'm gonna keep my eye on it to see.

The manicure cost about $30 which in some circles isn't bad. I've paid that for mani+pedi and been happy, soooooo wel'll see how this goes.

Teacher said:

Half an hour in acetone?

Hell no. Then I'd rather go through the process of fixing the nails every few days. I do enough housework/shower/wash my hair often enough that all regular nail polishes start cracking/peeling off after a couple days.

Yep, that's what this polish is supposed to avoid, obviously if it ends up affecting users health...the trade off ain't so great.

But I hate it when I get a manicure and either I bump it and then have a dent or it chips within 2-3 days. Its mostly for that reason I tend to have them use "natural" color to hide those problems. Its costly and anoying with the 3-day polishes you can't even take long showers without the polish chipping--at least on my nails.

tinaz said:

At my salon they would put some on a cotton ball then place that on the nail, then wrap tin foil around for the soaking off of the shellac... I have soaked off many times in bowl fulls of acetone with a full set of acrylic nails and it didnt hurt anything.. but it is very drying..

thanks for the info.

sweething said:

Teacher said:

Half an hour in acetone?

Hell no. Then I'd rather go through the process of fixing the nails every few days. I do enough housework/shower/wash my hair often enough that all regular nail polishes start cracking/peeling off after a couple days.

Yep, that's what this polish is supposed to avoid, obviously if it ends up affecting users health...the trade off ain't so great.

But I hate it when I get a manicure and either I bump it and then have a dent or it chips within 2-3 days. Its mostly for that reason I tend to have them use "natural" color to hide those problems. Its costly and anoying with the 3-day polishes you can't even take long showers without the polish chipping--at least on my nails.

Same on my nails, I rarely use bright colours for that reason too. That way it isn't quite as obvious if it does chip.

I used to have acrylic/gel artificial nails for a few years, and when removing them they wrapped my fingertips in cotton swabs soaked in acetone and it sat there for about half an hour too. My fingers were soooo dry after that and it did damage the nails as well to some extent.